1 Blind Lane, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2JB
About 1 Blind Lane
1 Blind Lane is a semi-detached house in Hurworth, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
1 Blind Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 1 Blind Lane in 2025.
9 applications on record at 1 Blind Lane, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2JB
- Oct 2003New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
Erection of dwelling (in outline)
- Reference
- 03/00707/OUT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2025Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2025Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Blind Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 2JB: £393,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in DL2 2JB
3 Blind Lane, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2JB
Sold Sept 2023
£393,0003 Church School, Blind Lane, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2JB
Sold Aug 2022
£260,0002 Church School, Blind Lane, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2JB
Sold Mar 2022
£210,300West Wing, 4 Blind Lane, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2JB
Sold May 2021
£735,000Rockliffe Fold, Blind Lane, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2JB
Sold Dec 2020
£780,000
Versus other Blind Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 Blind Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 189 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hurworth Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







